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OFFERTORY n. 6 definitions
The act of offering, or the thing offered. [Obs. or R.] Bacon. Bp. Fell.
MASS n.
y, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus. Canon of the Mass. See Canon. -- High Mass, Mass with incense, music, the assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc. -- Low Mass, Mass which is said by the priest through-out, without music. -- Mass b…